แฮม
hɛmMeanings
1NounA2
ham (meat)
Meat from the hind leg of a pig, typically cured (salted, smoked) and often sliced for eating.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แซนด์วิชsɛɛn-wítแซนด์วิชsɛɛn-wítsandwichแฮมhɛmแฮมhɛm1ham (meat)2ham (amateur radio operator)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ชีสchíitชีสchíit1cheese (food)2say cheese! (for photos)
I like ham and cheese sandwiches.
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Yesterday Mom sliced smoked ham thinly into our salad.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉแฮมhɛmติดบ้านdtìt-bâanไว้wáiทำtamอาหารเช้าaa-hǎan-cháaoได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Tomorrow I’ll buy some ham to keep at home; it makes breakfast easy.
เช้าcháaoๆ-ผมpŏmทอดtôtไข่ดาวkài daaoแล้วláeoวางwaangแฮมhaemเค็มkemพอดีpo deeคู่กันkûu ganกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmมากmâak
In the morning I fry an egg and pair it with perfectly salted ham; it smells amazing.
2NounB2
ham (amateur radio operator)
A person who operates amateur radio as a hobby; a ham radio operator.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แฮมhɛmแฮมhɛm1ham (meat)2ham (amateur radio operator)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ1[to] contact; get in touch2[to] touch; be in contact; connect; adjoin3[to] spread; be transmitted (of a disease)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet1abroad; foreign countries2foreign; overseas3abroad; overseasผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughคลื่นวิทยุklʉ̂ʉn-wít-tá-yúคลื่นวิทยุklʉ̂ʉn-wít-tá-yúradio waveสมัครเล่นsà-màk-lênสมัครเล่นsà-màk-lên1amateur; non-professional2amateurishly; as an amateur
He is a ham who likes to contact foreign friends via amateur radio frequencies.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiชมรมแฮมchom-rom-hɛmจะjàนัดnátกันganทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpเสาอากาศsǎo-aa-gàatใหม่màiที่tîiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
Tomorrow the ham club will meet to test a new antenna at the park.
แฮมhɛmหลายคนlǎai-konช่วยงานchûuai-ngaanฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənโดยdooiรับส่งráp-sòngข่าวkàaoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสัญญาณsǎn-yaanสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanหลักlàkล่มlôm
Many hams assist in emergencies by relaying messages when primary communications fail.
การเป็นgaan-bpenแฮมhɛmต้องdtɔ̂ngสอบsɔ̀ɔpใบอนุญาตbai-à-nú-yâatและlɛ́เรียนรู้riian-rúuกฎgòtการใช้งานgaan-chái-ngaanความถี่kwaam-tìiอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
To be a ham, you must pass a licensing exam and learn frequency usage rules strictly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แฮม said แฮ็ม?
hɛm
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hɛm
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |